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Danish
Etymology 1
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Noun
dril c (singular definite drillen, plural indefinite driller)
- drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
Further reading
Etymology 2
See drille (“to tease”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dril n or c
- banter, kidding, teasing
Synonyms
Verb
dril
- imperative of drille
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /drɪl/
- Hyphenation: dril
- Rhymes: -ɪl
Etymology 1
Likely borrowed from English drill or French drill (see the oldest quotation), perhaps from an African language.
Noun
dril m (plural drillen)
- a drill, Mandrillus leucophaeus
- 1793, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, "Bijvoegzel tot de natuurlijke historie van de Oranga-Outangs", De algemeene en byzondere natuurlyke historie, addendum to Volume 11 (part XIV, page 24), tr. by J. D. Pasteur, publ. by A. Blussé & son, page 2.
Het is ook datzelfde dier, dat BOSMAN Smitten genoemd heeft, dat verscheiden reizigers Barris, andere Dril en enige andere Quimpezé genoemd hebben, […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1882, Charles Darwin, De afstamming van den mensch en de seksueele teeltkeus, tr. by Hermanus Hartogh Heys van Zouteveen Vol. 2, publ. by J. J. van Breederode, page 240.
Bij den dril (Cynocephalus leucophaeus) zijn de wijfjes en jongen veel bleeker gekleurd, met minder groen, dan de volwassen mannetjes.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Drill, Drillich, from Middle High German drilich, from Old High German drilīh, from Latin trilīx.
Noun
dril n (uncountable)
- drill (dense, stout fabric, often of linen or cotton)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
dril
- inflection of drillen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch dril (“drill”), from German Drill, Drillich, from Middle High German drilich, from Old High German drilīh, from Latin trilīx.
Noun
dril (plural dril-dril, first-person possessive drilku, second-person possessive drilmu, third-person possessive drilnya)
- drill: a strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
Etymology 2
Internationalism
Noun
dril (plural dril-dril, first-person possessive drilku, second-person possessive drilmu, third-person possessive drilnya)
- drill:
- an activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
- a short and highly repeatable sports training exercise designed to hone a particular skill that may be useful in competition.
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Irish
Pronunciation
Noun
dril f (genitive singular drile, nominative plural drilí)
- Alternative form of drithle
Declension
Mutation
Irish mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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dril
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dhril
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ndril
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English drill.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iw, -il
- Hyphenation: dril
Noun
dril m (plural drils)
- drill (white English linen fabric, used in Brazil, for men's suits)
Further reading
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish drithle. Cognate with Irish drithle.
Pronunciation
Noun
dril f (genitive singular drile, plural drilean)
- a drop of dew
- tipsiness (state of being slightly drunk)
- spark
- sparkle
Mutation
Scottish Gaelic mutation
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Radical
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Lenition
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dril |
dhril
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English drill. Doublet of terliz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɾil/
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: dril
Noun
dril m (plural driles)
- drill (fabric)
Further reading